leende

Dutch

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -eːndə

Verb

leende

  1. singular past indicative and subjunctive of lenen

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

leende

  1. Alternative form of lende

Verb

leende

  1. Alternative form of lenden (“to come, to dwell”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

leende

  1. present participle of le
  2. present participle of lee

Swedish

Etymology

present participle of le

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈleːˌɛndɛ/
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Adjective

leende (not comparable)

  1. (only used attributively) smiling
    En leende man
    A smiling man

Usage notes

One would say "Mannen ler" instead of "Mannen är leende." See le (“to smile”).

Noun

leende n

  1. a smile
    med ett leende på läpparna
    with a smile on his face (literally "on his lips," idiomatic)

Declension
Declension of leende 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative leende leendet leenden leendena
Genitive leendes leendets leendens leendenas

Verb

leende

  1. present participle of le
    Han gick sin väg leende
    He walked away smiling

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